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If You Like...Adventurous Cooking

Are you feeling adventurous? Try cooking a new recipe using one of these adventurous cookbooks. You will find step-by-step recipes showing you how to take ordinary food and combine it with unusual ingredients to create a surprisingly delicious masterpiece. Begin your cooking adventure by checking out one of these unusual cookbooks and see what creations you can make.

By Katrina Jorgensen
Capstone Press, 2021. Informational. 32 pgs.

Throw ordinary and plain snacks out the door and create something new with flavor combinations that may surprise you. These recipes are appetizing and easy enough for young aspiring chefs to follow. Head to the kitchen and get creative!

By Heather Kim
Compass Point Books, 2019. Informational. 48 pgs.

Learn how to make traditional desserts that are household favorites and then experience an explosion of flavors by adding unusual ingredients to create fun textures and mouth watering creations. If you are a chef who likes to experiment in the kitchen this is the cookbook for you. Head to the pantry and look for some surprising ingredients that will make your creation something to remember.

By Heather Kim
Compass Point, 2019. Informational. 48 pgs.

If you love fruity desserts you won't want to miss a serving of these delicious concoctions. In this cookbook you will find step-by-step instructions on how to create a masterpiece that will explode with delicious fruity flavors. It doesn't matter if you like sweet or sour desserts or crave the unusual you will love the ooey-gooey fruity goodness of these treats.

By Blake Hoena
Capstone Press, 2020. Informational. 48 pgs.

If you have never cooked anything but a marshmallow over a fire but want to learn how to make delicious outdoor creations then this is the book for you. Cooking outside can be a lot of fun if you know what to bring and you plan ahead. This book will help you make a meal plan and gather the utensils you need so you can cook like a pro out in the wild. With simple easy to follow recipes you will be an outdoor cooking chef in no time.


By Charity Mathews
Rockridge Press, 2021. Informational. 112 pgs.

Cooking and making food is an art form that can spark curiosity and creativity in young kids who love trying new foods. If you don't mind a little mess in the kitchen, your kids will have a blast creating new craft projects that are not limited to scissors, crayons, and paper. Young foodies can make art that is as much fun to eat as it is to make with simple steps and plenty of pictures to follow. 

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